Using the HotWire 5171 Diagnostics Utility
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5100-A2-GB21-10
April 1997
Viewing MAC Address
Click on MAC Address to display the Media Access Control (MAC) address for
your card. This unique virtual LAN address identifies the card to the central office
system. The NDIS driver gets the MAC address from the card once the PC is
rebooted after installation.
Resetting the Card
Click on Reset Card to reinitialize the card. You may want to check Card Status
before invoking this operation for inconsistent or incorrect status. The reset
operation performs a power-up self-test on the card as described in
Chapter 2
.
Checking Card Status
Click on Card Status to interpret the operational status of the card. This selection
also displays the firmware version number. Refer to the following table for a list of
possible status messages and their definition.
Status Message
Definition
Card Ready
Card is operational.
Card Busy
Card is in use.
Card Timeout
Card is not responding.
Whenever your card is not responding, try resetting the card a few times before
taking any further action.
Checking Line Rate
Click on Line Rate to display the current DSL line rate. If the DSL line is not
synchronized, the system displays the LINK DOWN error message.